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Traf-O-Data

Traf-O-Data was a business partnership between Bill Gates, Paul Allen and Paul Gilbert that existed in the 1970s. The objective was to read the raw data from roadway traffic counters and create reports for traffic engineers. The company had only modest success but the experience was instrumental in the creation of Microsoft Corporation a few years later.

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Founded
1972; 54 years ago (1972) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Founders
Bill Gates Paul Allen Paul Gilbert
Industry
Transportation engineering
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Defunct
1975; 51 years ago (1975)
Predecessor
None

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Traf-O-Data

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples26
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Traf-O-Data

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related to Hardware · 19
Traf-O-Data → Allen, Control Data Corporation, Gates, It, Mary Gates Hall, Over, Paul Gilbert, Paul Wennberg, Since, The, The Intel, They, Triakis Corporation, University, UW Physics, Washington, Washington State University, Wennberg, Wes Prichard
Defunct · 1
Traf-O-Data → 1975; 51 years ago (1975)
Founded · 1
Traf-O-Data → 1972; 54 years ago (1972) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Founders · 1
Traf-O-Data → Bill Gates Paul Allen Paul Gilbert
Headquarters · 1
Traf-O-Data → Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Industry · 1
Traf-O-Data → Transportation engineering
Predecessor · 1
Traf-O-Data → None
Successor · 1
Traf-O-Data → Microsoft

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allen gates paul computer washington gilbert traffic data years bill tapes read later seattle time build university experience corporation microsoft

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Traf-O-DataDefunct1975; 51 years ago (1975)1.00infobox
Traf-O-DataFounded1972; 54 years ago (1972) Seattle, Washington, U.S.1.00infobox
Traf-O-DataFoundersBill Gates Paul Allen Paul Gilbert1.00infobox
Traf-O-DataHeadquartersSeattle, Washington, U.S.1.00infobox
Traf-O-DataIndustryTransportation engineering1.00infobox
Traf-O-DataPredecessorNone1.00infobox
Traf-O-DataSuccessorMicrosoft1.00infobox
Traf-O-Datarelated to HardwareThe0.60section
Traf-O-Datarelated to HardwareThe Intel0.60section
Traf-O-Datarelated to HardwareAllen0.60section
Traf-O-Datarelated to HardwareWashington State University0.60section
Traf-O-Datarelated to HardwareSince0.60section

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